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Pilgrims flock to ancient Holy Land church as Palestinian congregation shrinks
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOne of the world's oldest churches, built on top of a cave in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and...
Tattooing has held a long tradition in Christianity − dating back to Jesus’ crucifixion
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 3 months agoChristian Palestinian tattoo artist Walid Ayash draws a tattoo on the arm of a Coptic Egyptian...
Defying high prices, Muslim pilgrims head to Mecca for haj
Reuters via Yahoo News· 12 months agoPalestinian pilgrim Abu Anas Abu Rahal was hoping to find cheaper lodgings for a week-long stay in...
‘A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages’ Review: Medieval Migrations
The Wall Street Journal· 2 months agoBOOKSHELF One thinks of the Middle Ages as a time when peasants rarely moved more than a few miles...
Medieval knight left graffiti on King David’s tomb 500 years ago, experts in Israel say
Miami Herald via AOL· 2 years agoPilgrims to the Holy Land have been visiting King David’s tomb — a site in Jerusalem associated with...
Easter 2024 in the Holy Land: a holiday marked by Palestinian Christian sorrow
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA Christian Palestinian human rights scholar who grew up in Bethlehem writes about the special time...
Technology remains at the heart of the hajj
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIranian pilgrims pose for a selfie during the hajj pilgrimage in 2022. AP Photo/Amr NabilThe hajj – the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia,...
Archaeologists surprised by 'intriguing' art drawn by Christian pilgrims 1,500 years ago
Fox News via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoIsraeli archaeologists have discovered early Christian art from around 1,500 years ago. It was...
Christians in the Holy Land become a target of Israel's rising far right
NBC Universal via AOL· 1 year agoChristians in the Holy Land say they’re under attack as Israeli-Palestinian violence soars and...
Cracks begin to show in India's Himalayan building spree
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOne morning 18 months ago, Jaswant Singh Butola woke to find hairline cracks had spread up the walls...